The APM-IC Course is a completely integrated training course for companies, organisations or individuals, that wish to expand their project management skills with the advantage of studying for an internationally recognised qualification from the Association of Project Managers (APM).

The APM’s Introductory Certificate provides the foundation for further training and qualification in the expanding project management field.

Minimum Requirements

This course is designed to be run from a multimedia PC, with a CD-ROM and sound. The PC should have a minimum of 128MB memory and SVGA graphics.

Support

You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the online Student Community, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

Assessment

Examination : Please note your examination fee is not included in the cost of the course. This fee is payable to the APM upon registration.

Your Future Prospects

Project Manager

Qualification

APM Introductory Certificate in Project Management

Key Topics

Concepts
What is a Project?
Projects vs Operations and Lifecycles

The Project Management Context
Projects, Programmes & Portfolios
The Project Environment (PESTLE)
The Business Case
PM Processes
Project Success Criteria

Managing Resources
Resource Types, Histograms and Scheduling
S-Curves

Managing Communications
Authorities
Decision Making
Reporting
Project Issues

Closing Down a Project
Handover
Follow-On Actions
Post-Project Review
Lessons Learned
Project Filing

Course Duration

All our courses can be studied as slow or as fast as you like and there are no deadlines to meet.

On average our courses are completed within 7 months.

What Students Say...

"The course has encouraged me to think more about what I'm actually doing at work and helped me to become more effective in my job. The course materials were excellent and very informative – and I found studying at home in my own time ideal as I could keep on working. I have already recommended this course to a friend, which speaks for itself."

What to do next ? - Three Easy Steps...
 
Step One: It's simple - all you need to do now is choose if you want to pay in instalments or in full and then go to the buy now button at the top of the page.

Step Two: Once you have selected your payment option to enrol you will be redirected (this can take a few seconds) to our Paypal payment page for you to select your payment method and complete your enrolment.

Step Three: Within 7 - 10 days your enrolment papers and course materials will be with you. A tutor and a dedicated support advisor will be allocated to you.